Further comment on rules to the Act

Industry will be given yet
another opportunity to
comment on the rules and
regulations guiding the
new customs acts closer
to implementation of the
legislation, according
to SA Revenue Service
Commissioner Tom Moyane.
With several workshops
having been held around both
the Customs Control Act
and the Customs Duty Act,
a decision has been taken to
“halt further amendments to
both sets of rules.
“That is of course after
the amendments have been
effected following the second
round of public comments
on both sets of rules,” said
Moyane. “This decision was
taken to afford the systems
developers an opportunity
to develop the systems on an
“unchanging” document.”
He said all comments
received on the second draft
of the Customs Control Rules
had been considered already
and a third draft process was
currently under way.
“The second draft of the
Customs Duty rules was
published for public comment
for a period of three months.
The comments will be
considered and amendments
occasioned by such comments
will be incorporated into the
third draft of the Customs
Duty rules,” said Moyane.
The rules would again
be reviewed closer to
implementation, he added.
“After a final review process
the final copies of all the rules
and regulations guiding the
acts will be published in the
Government Gazette.”